Answer to Question 1
The diagnostic tests are used to make the assessment (conclusion, diagnosis), so the results of those tests should support the conclusions made by the physician. For example, a negative x-ray would not support a diagnosis of fracture.
Answer to Question 2
The Past Medical History section may include the patient's ongoing (chronic) problems, and often these problems require medications. Significant chronic illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, and HIV are almost always treated pharmaceutically. A conflict between the patient's current illnesses and medications should alert the transcriptionist to the possibility of an error in one section or the other.
Intramuscular drug administration: (a) cross section of skin showing depth of needle insertion
Procedures and Diagnostic Tests Related to the Male Reproductive System
Single-dose drug administration. Pharmacokinetic values for this drug are as follows: onset of ...
Step 3 in the diagnostic process is to retrieve any stored diagnostic trouble codes.
Transverse section of midbrain
Medial view of tracts revealed by removing gray matter from a midsagittal section